Five

It was a special day for the couple.

The day his son was born, while the mother was resting, he accompanied the nurse through to the room where the infant was measured and weighed. It was then that the nurse pointed out that the baby had a small birthmark on his buttock. It was an arrangement of five dots in a square, with one at each corner and one in the middle. It looked for all the world like the dots that represented a five on the face of a die. She seemed to know all about it. She said that it was a quincunx and an ancient symbol that represented good luck. Being something of a superstitious person and being aware that it happened to be the fifth day of the month, the day of the Grand National, he saw this as an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.

He knew his wife wouldn’t approve, so without broadcasting the fact, he scraped together five thousand and placed a bet on the horse having number five on its saddlecloth.

He had it in mind that he would make a generous donation to the hospital with the winnings.

As it happened, when it came in fifth, to make himself feel better about the whole thing, he secretly blamed the nurse.

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